The pontiff says in his Easter Sunday message the agreement “may be a definitive step toward a more secure and fraternal world.”
Fighters returning home may not speak to psychologists about the war's devastating effects, but they will talk to priests.
The unconfirmed emails show a senior Kremlin official negotiating with a man with ties to National Front.
Russia has consistently denied sending military personnel to Ukraine, but independent media reports suggest that Russian soldiers are active in Ukraine.
One year after annexation, Moscow takes one more step to integrate Crimea into Russia.
The military force will include air force and air defense subunits. Russia will also create a new training center in the Arctic.
More than 150 kids have been wounded or killed by landmines or unexploded ordnances in Donetsk and Luhansk since last March.
The Council of Europe found several flaws in the investigation into the violence that took place during the Euromaidan protests in 2013.
"It is quite likely" that Russian President Putin will address the 70th United Nations General Assembly, according to his spokesman.
The A-10, an ungainly but effective warplane, has important friends in Congress -- and is now back on Russia's doorstep.
If fighting breaks out in the port city of Mariupol, all bets would be off for the east Ukrainian war.
Separate data on Tuesday showed that German retail sales jumped by 3.6 percent in February in real terms.
American soldiers will train volunteer battalions, composed of civilians, to combat Russian-backed rebels in Luhansk and Donetsk.
The EU imports about half of its gas from Russia, of which, about 40 percent comes from pipelines running through Ukraine.
A Boeing OC-135B American observation aircraft will conduct the operation sometime this week.
In a survey of nearly 3,000 Americans, Obama was viewed as being more dangerous to the U.S. than the leaders of Russia and Syria.
It's unclear whether the compensation package offered by the parent company of Germanwings will be supplemented in the future.
Chechnya actually offered Mexico weapons to fight the United States. Moscow was not pleased.
With anti-tank trenches dug and defensive obstacles in place, construction of the barrier is set to begin in April.
The ceasefire deal that hasn't managed to stop fighting is failing in another aspect as well.
Anyone who served in the Ukrainian army will be exempted from service in Russia’s armed forces.
There are many reasons to despair in Ukraine, but some business owners are reacting the opposite way.